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Lang vs Vang - What's the difference?

lang | vang |

As a noun lang

is flame, flare, fire.

As an interjection vang is

yes.

lang

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • Adjective

    (Webster 1913) (er)
  • (obsolete) long

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    External links

    * ----

    vang

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) vangen, southern variant of . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) To take; undertake for.
  • (dialectal, as a godparent) To undertake for at the Font; be godfather or godmother to.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A boom vang, a strap or line which exerts downward pressure on the boom near where it joins the mast of a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat.
  • (nautical) A line extended down from the end of a yard or a gaff, used to regulate its position
    • Synonyms
    * kicking strap